Comparing Pollard Banknote (PBKOF) & Its Peers

Pollard Banknote (OTCMKTS:PBKOF) is one of 385 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Pollard Banknote to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pollard Banknote and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pollard Banknote	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pollard Banknote Competitors	3696	16838	24859	867	2.49

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 71.36%. Given Pollard Banknote’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pollard Banknote has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pollard Banknote and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pollard Banknote	N/A	N/A	39.98
Pollard Banknote Competitors	$3.38 billion	$245.98 million	11.40

Pollard Banknote’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Pollard Banknote. Pollard Banknote is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.0% of Pollard Banknote shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Pollard Banknote pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Pollard Banknote pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.6% and pay out 45.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Pollard Banknote and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pollard Banknote	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pollard Banknote Competitors	-10.51%	-45.95%	1.82%

Summary

Pollard Banknote peers beat Pollard Banknote on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Pollard Banknote

Pollard Banknote Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a range of lottery and charitable gaming products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Lotteries, Charitable Gaming, eGaming systems, and Retail. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes instant tickets, as well as offers related services. It offers a range of bingo-related products, such as bingo paper, pull-tab tickets, pull-tab ticket vending machines, and gaming machines. In addition, the company provides licensed games, such as prize giveaway, promotional opportunities, digital marketing, POS support, and second chance draw management, as well as distinctive products, business processes, and merchandising solutions to enhance lottery operations and optimize retail sales. The company was formerly known as 7510101 Canada Limited. Pollard Banknote Limited was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. Pollard Banknote Limited operates as a subsidiary of Pollard Equities Limited.